User manual THOMSON DTH 8540

[. . . ] 02_DTH8540-50_en. qxp 29/11/05 16:18 Page 1 To begin About your device Your appliance is a digital video player/recorder. It has a built-in tuner so you can record TV programmes directly onto DVD+R and DVD+RW discs or onto the built-in hard disk. It can play the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of DVD Rom, DVD Ram, and DVD audio. DTH 8540 80 Go DTH 8550 160 Go Precautions to take · Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your device · Install your device horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7 to 10 cm) · Ensure that the ventilation slots, and the device itself, are not covered by objects such as a mat, newspapers, curtain, etc. · Do not stack any other equipment on top of your DVD recorder · Do not place the device on top of an amplifier or any other equipment that gives off heat · The appliance should not be in contact with liquids or exposed to the risk of dripping or splashing. Therefore be careful not to place any object containing a liquid (vase, glass, bottle, . . . ) on or near your appliance · The DVD recorder must not be near or exposed to a flame. [. . . ] To delete the end of a recording that is too long and thus free up space on the disc. 21 02_DTH8540-50_en. qxp 29/11/05 16:18 Page 22 Playing a disc Playing image and audio (JPEG, mp3, wma) Your player can play JPEG files with a resolution of up to five million pixels. However beyond 400, 000 pixels there is no perceptible improvement in the quality of pictures displayed on your TV screen. MENU Disc OK OK Music Image Video OK Note: the play menu depends on the content of the disc being played. Sound: Select a folder or title, along with a playback function if desired, and press OK. Choose a playback mode and press OK to confirm. Play options: · Play · Play all · Random all · Random · Repeat Folder · Repeat File · Resume Playback of files begins with the file selected and continues with the following files. Where there are sub-folders in the folder, these are also played. Playback then moves to the next folder located at the same level in the tree diagram as the folder containing the first file you selected. Images: Select an image or start the slide show from the selected image. Play options: Play, Play all, Random, Random all Changing images During the picture sequence change images using the PR Fl or PR lG keys on the remote control unit. According to the type of image (Kb or Mb) the change may take several seconds. To play DivX files Your player is an Officially Certified DivXTM device. It can play DivX®5, DivX®4, DivX®3 and DivX®VOD files according to the DivX CertifiedTM technical specifications. The correct playing of DivX in your player, depends on the preparation and production of the audio and video files, the codecs used, the type of recording equipment employed and the parameters of your computer. It is therefore possible that you cannot play a DivX file or that part or all of it is defective. It can also sometimes happen that you can play the images (video) but not the sound (audio). Note: To guarantee playback of DivX files the audio must be mp3 format. DivX Certified devices can play back any interleaved mp3 audio at any bitrate, both CBR and VBR. The audio must be sampled at standard frequencies, such as 32 khz, 44. 1khz, and 48khz, and must conform to the AVI file specification. Apart from mp3, the audio formats recognised by your player are MPEG layer 1/2, AC3, DTS, PCM. Formats such as AAC and Ogg Vorbis are not supported by this player. 22 02_DTH8540-50_en. qxp 29/11/05 16:18 Page 23 Playing a disc To rent (purchase) DivX® VOD files DivX VOD files are comparable to rental video DVD discs. They both allow you to view the video (film). The difference lies in the access to the media. DivX VOD files are downloaded after paying a rental from certain commercial Internet sites. In order to permit the downloading of VOD you need to input on the purchase form of the site, the registration number of your DVD player. You can find your player's registration number using the System Options (DivX) menu. Write down this VOD 8 character recording number, in order to complete the form on the web site where you purchase your DivX® VOD files. Note: If you cannot play a DivX VOD file, recorded on a CD-R disc after downloading, it is possible that the rental period allocated during purchasing from the web site has expired. [. . . ] · Play list is only accessible with a CD. · Card is only accessible once you have connected a card reader to the front USB socket and inserted a card in it. If you forget your password · Open the player's disc tray and ensure that there is no disc on it. Close the tray. The player menu is now displayed on the TV screen. Now press the STOP key on your player and hold the STOP key on the remote control unit down for 3 seconds. The password that you chose for parental control is cancelled. The closed lock symbol on the display disappears. Your DVD recorder menu disappears · As with computers, your DVD recorder has a screen saver which replaces the fixed menu by a mobile THOMSON logo. [. . . ]